Port City Cafe and Pub - Portsmouth, OH
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silverquill
N 38° 44.025 W 082° 59.795
17S E 326458 N 4289123
This Irish pub opened in one of the historic buildings in downtown Portsmouth, Ohio, in 2004, with a real effort to be something a little bit different.
Waymark Code: WM5EE3
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2008
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From the Pub web site (listed below):
Our History
Located in the heart of Portsmouth's downtown business district, our pub's design is quite unique. Built to the imaginative specifications of the original owners, it avoids the trendy "cookie-cutter" look of Irish pub franchises springing up around the world. After many hours of "field research", conducted in as many Irish, Scottish and English pubs as they could find, plans were laid to paper and work begun in earnest. After many months of construction, amounting to more than 15,000 hours of labor, and with the welcome encouragement of local
government and the unfailing support of the community, the Pub opened it's doors in 2004.
Our Decor
The Port City Café and Pub perfectly blends traditional Irish pub design with our own unique southern Ohio cultural heritage. Through the clever use of recycled building materials, gathered from around the area, the Pub manages to merge our town's own rich cultural heritage with the classic Irish pub decor. When you visit, look
around you and note, for example, that the French doors that grace the front and rear entrances once greeted school children as they entered the old U.S. Grant school. The intricate wood trim found throughout the building came from the apartments which once stood above the Pub, and much of the interior leaded glass was rescued
from stately riverfront homes that were demolished to make way for Shawnee State University expansion. As you enjoy "a plate and a pint" with us, you are invited to explore and discover other interesting oddments.